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Be it known that I, ELLIS R. MEEKER, oi' Elizabeth, in the county of Union',l andState of New Jersey, have invented' a new and improved Combined Screw-Wreneh and Glaw-Hammer and do hereby declare that the following .is a full, clear, Vand exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled' in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part of"thisjspecication:

This invention consists in combining a serew-wrench with a claw-hammerin such a manner that the device may be used either in the capacity of a hammer or a wrench with as great facility as if it were made f-'or either purpose above. Almost all screw-wrenches maybe used as a hammer, as they are provided with a hammer-head,

b'ut they form, at the best, but an imperfect implement for that purpose, and are simply designed for temporary use, pounding or hammering simply. v i My invention is designed to combine with a screw-wrench a Vperfect hammer with a. claw, so that nails may be drawn with it, and used in every respect like an ordinary clawhamme1;, while 'the wrench may also b e used, when required, like an ordinary screw-wrench.v 4In the accompanying sheet of drawings Figniel is a side-view of my invention. z

Figure 2,'a horizontal section of the same, taken inthe line u rv, tig. 1. Y

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

A represents the handle of the hammeiglwhich magy be constructed ofwood, and B the hammer-head, the rear end ot' which is provided with a c law, G, of the usual form, but diiering'from the ordinary claw in having a solid-pendent extension, D, at one side, which servesV as tile fixed -jaw of the wrench,V This extension D is shown clearly in'iig. 1, the'olawboing indicated by thedotted line.. The hammer-head is provided with a back plate, E, which is iitted in a rebate in the handle A, and F-isa metallic extension, which projects from the lower' part of theplate E, at right angles, and is secured by a screw, @which passes transversely through 'the handle into the plate E, as shown by the dotted lines lin. figs. 1 and 2 G is a cylindrical rod, the lower end of-which is secured to the extension F, and the Vupper end fitted -in the pendent extension AD. This rod G'r serves as a gnidei'or a sliding jaw,v][, which is ttedtherein, and is moved oropeiated Vby ascrew, I, which works in a female thread in the extension F, and rotates in jaw H, the screw being provided with a milled head for the convenience of turning. Y

By this simple arrangement a combination of a, perfect claw-hammer and'wrench is obtained;vll and if, any

time, the wrench is not required, itmay be detached byunscrewingthe screw. a, detaching plate Rand-withdrawing the rod G fromthependent extensionD.

Having described myinventionfI claim asnew, and desire to secure by Letters Patent* I 1. The pendent extension of. the clawiC of the Ahammer, in connection Withfthe sliding jaw H, all con-` structedand arranged substantially in' thje manner as and for thepurpose set forth.

' 2. I also claim the detachable extension F, with the guide-rod .G attached, and its upper end fitted in the pendentvextension D, in connection with the sliding jaw H and the seiew `lf, all arranged substantially in the manner as and for the purpose specified. A

' ELLIS R, MEEKER.

Witnesses:

STUART Gwynn, Jr., Isaac D. GUYER. 

